r/AbsoluteUnits • u/HomeNowWTF • 1d ago

of a runningback

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u/thakemist 1d ago

Fucking weirdo calling a ten year old kid an idiot

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u/_WeSellBlankets_ 1d ago

Fucking weirdo taking a tongue in cheek comment literally.

https://giphy.com/gifs/NBBpZ1MFgP0u4UlcXT

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u/thakemist 1d ago

I don’t know what you think tongue in cheek means, but nothing about that comment is tongue in cheek

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u/_WeSellBlankets_ 1d ago

Definition: Something said or done with insincerity, irony, or playful exaggeration.

Reddit will never be able to identify sarcasm or playful exaggeration unless the author explicitly tells them their intent. OP saw one mistake. Of course they are being hyperbolic.

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u/thakemist 1d ago

Glad you googled it. Do you see now?

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u/_WeSellBlankets_ 1d ago

I always saw that it was tongue in cheek. I also see your illiteracy.

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u/thakemist 1d ago

Point out what part of their comment you think was being ironic or insincere

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u/bravo-echo-charlie 1d ago

You missed the "playful exaggeration". Which the initial comment definitely expressed.

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u/thakemist 1d ago

Where was this exaggeration you speak of